Monday, May 19, 2008

Tax elimination momentum growing

The major criticism of state Rep. Sam Rohrer's House Bill 1275 mostly from Democrats who like the current system of forcing Pennsylvania out of their homes through high property taxes is that elimination of schools taxes won't leave enough money to fund public education.

They're not sure that will happen. They just think it might. So Democrats do what they've always done. Sit on their hands and do nothing.

The Mercury takes a look at HB 1275 and concludes:

"The plan has the potential to boost the economy of Pennsylvania, provide adequate funding for all schools regardless of district wealth, and relieve the tax burden for homeowners."

Read the full editorial here.